Across
- 5. sheet like cloud that covers much or all of the sky in a given area
- 7. an air mass is forced to rise over a topographic barrier
- 10. forms of water that fall from clouds to the ground
- 11. of water vapor in the atmosphere
- 12. of thermal energy between objects when their atoms or molecules collide
- 15. latitudes 30* North and 30* South are two circulation belts of wind
- 20. clouds are puffy looking and usually occur below 2,000 meters
- 23. amount of water vapor in a volume of air relative to the amount of water vapor needed for that volume of air to reach saturation
- 24. extra thermal energy contained in water vapor compared to liquid water
- 27. weather instrument that measures air pressure
- 29. collision of two air masses
- 30. term average of variations in weather for a particular area
- 31. outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere, this layer has no clear boundary and is found 500 km to more than 10,000 km above Earth’s surface
- 32. weather instrument that measures wind speed
- 33. weather instrument that measures temperature
- 34. to which air must be cooled at constant pressure to reach saturation
Down
- 1. wind zones between 60* North Latitude and the North Pole and 60* South Latitude and the South Pole
- 2. small particle in the atmosphere around which water droplets can form
- 3. term variations in atmospheric phenomena that interact and affect the environment and life on Earth
- 4. layer is located between 100 km to 500 km above Earth’s surface and the extremely low density of air causes the temperature to rise
- 6. narrow band of fast wind
- 8. area over which the air mass forms
- 9. in temperature with height and atmospheric layer
- 12. of thermal energy by the movement of heated material from one place to another
- 13. cloud droplets collide and join together to form a larger droplet
- 14. effect results in fluids and objects moving in apparent curved path rather than a straight line
- 16. temperature decreases with altitude and is located 50 km to 100 km above Earth’s surface
- 17. wind systems on Earth located between latitudes of 30* North through 60* North, and 30* South through 60* South
- 18. of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves
- 19. layer in which the air temperature mainly increases with altitude and contains the ozone layer
- 21. when the amount of water vapor in a volume of air has reached the maximum amount
- 22. large volume of air that has the same characteristics, such as humidity and temperature
- 25. clouds often have a wispy and distinct appearance as they form high in the sky
- 26. weather instrument that measures the humidity
- 28. lowest atmospheric layer and contains the most mass of the atmosphere